'tis the season for strawberries!

Oh, yummy, yummy strawberries, one of the best treats of summer! 

Back when I was in college my friends (Hi Jamie :-) and I took cooking and baking classes for fun. It was a great way to forget about the stress of school, taste new foods and enjoy good company. My favorite class was a quick breads class. We learned how to make several quick breads and muffins. The most delicious recipe (my favorite of course!) is Narragansett Strawberry Bread. With strawberries just coming into season, this is the best time to make this seriously yummy bread! Enjoy!

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup cornmeal
2 cups flour
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup chopped strawberries
Milk, enough to make a stiff batter

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350. In a mixing bowl cream butter and sugar until light. Add egg, flour, baking powder, cornmeal, salt, walnuts and enough milk to make a stiff batter. Gently fold in strawberries. Pour into an 8" or 9" baking lightly greased baking pan. Bake for 25 minutes or until an toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool before slicing.

Baked Orange Chicken

I tried a new recipe this week and it came out really yummy so I thought I would share!

Disclaimer: When I cook I add a little of this and a little of that. SO, for the spices, use as much or as little as you like.

Ingredients

2 oranges
4 pieces of chicken (your favorite pieces)
1 egg
Bread crumbs
Italian seasoning
Garlic
Pepper
Butter

In a shallow dish mix the bread crumbs, garlic, pepper, Italian seasoning and the zest from one of the oranges. In another dish, mix the egg and orange juice (squeeze juice from the zested orange). Dip each piece of chicken in the egg/orange juice mixture and then coat in the bread crumbs. Place in a baking dish. Top each piece of chicken with a pad of butter and a slice of orange. Bake for approximately 40 minutes or until done at 375. Serve with rice.